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Restorative Pruning: Restore the Health of Older Fruit Trees

  • Heathcroft Lawn Orchard Heathcroft Lawn Leeds, England, LS11 8UE United Kingdom (map)

Tickets available on Ticket Tailor.

Old apple and pear trees need pruning differently to restore them to health and help them fruit plentifully for future decades. We will help you understand the theory and practice of restoring old fruit trees.

Location

Heathcroft Lawn Orchard

Beeston

LS11 8UE

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What to bring

If you have them, please bring along a sharp pair of secateurs, loppers, a pruning saw and a pair of rubber grip gardening gloves. Tools and gloves will be provided if you don’t have your own.

Remember to wear clothes and footwear appropriate for the weather, mud, and uneven ground!

We’ll provide

Tea and coffee.

Participants will each receive a copy of Chloe Ward's excellent pruning guide "for real people with imperfect trees".

Tools for anyone who doesn’t have their own.

Tiered payment structure:

Bursary ticket - Donation (pay what you can afford)

Reduced price ticket - £15

Standard price ticket - £25

Please refer to this helpful explanation of sliding scales if you're not sure which ticket you should buy.

Refunds/Cancellation

If you can't make it anymore please let us know as soon as you can. You'll still be able to get a refund if you give us 2 days' notice.

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Pruning: The Basics

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Make Your Own Apple Trees: Bench Grafting